More than 75 recipes -- presented for the first time ever -- with the clear, comprehensive instructions you've come to expect from the "Joy of Cooking"

* Recipes for all of the pies and tarts the American home cook will ever need: covered fruit pies; single-crust fruit pies and tarts; cream and chiffon pies; custard pies; and chocolate, citrus, and savory pies and tarts

* Banishes pie crust anxiety with simple, fail-proof instructions for pie crusts made by hand or in the food processor

* Includes the "JOY" classics as well as exciting new recipes such as Caramel Tart, Fruit Crostada, and Apple Galette